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Bolton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Bolton in 2022, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2021 (346), and casualties fell from 456.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,749 collisions in Bolton.

Collisions in 2022
323
Down 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
436
Down 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolton in 2022

2.8% of collisions in Bolton in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Bolton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight24476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight34780%

Bolton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 323, down 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 323
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025289381
2024310410
2023286397
2022323436
2021346456
2020290402
2019381505
2018435567
2017474646
2016362475
2015373523
2014452632
2013423588
2012485691
2011532743
2010579822
2009652997
20087761,045
20078781,194
20069491,307
20051,0611,471
20041,0391,440
20031,1221,578
20021,1101,558
20011,2441,713
20001,3441,887
19991,2411,751
19981,2241,712
19971,2191,728
19961,1811,660
19951,1731,616
19941,2121,645
19931,1691,540
19921,2431,636
19911,2271,584
19901,3081,714
19891,2791,661
19881,2061,496
19871,1681,486
19861,1901,489
19851,0941,341
19841,3371,659
19831,1861,418
19821,2141,529
19811,1041,376
19801,1561,493
19791,1031,458

When and where crashes happen in Bolton in 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday67 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.6%)
  • February14 (4.3%)
  • March39 (12%)
  • April22 (6.8%)
  • May29 (9%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November24 (7.4%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (7.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (11%)
  • 30 mph241 (75%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (63%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (8%)
  • 21 to 2525 (5.7%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (57%)
  • Passenger110 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bolton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolton ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolton had the 105th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bolton in 2022

Queens Park & Central, Bolton, BL1 1SQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolton in 2022, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bolton with the most crashes in 2022

The A58 had the most collisions in Bolton in 2022: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58304305
2ndM61213015
3rdA579202802
4thA676172202
5thA666162212
6thA6152022
7thA673142121
8thB6226141806
9thA6053111702
10thB65366600
11thB61995702
12thA5754503
13thA60273600
14thA61453300
15thB52383401
16thB64723301
17thB62042200
18thB62092401
19thB63912201
20thA50821101

Towns in Bolton: crashes in 2022

Bolton, Bolton had the most collisions of any town in Bolton in 2022: 192.

Postcode districts in Bolton: crashes in 2022

BL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolton in 2022: 84.

Latest crashes in Bolton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolton in 2022, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Bolton road accidents in other years